Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103
कुहूराके यदा वृद्धे स्यातां विप्र यदा तदा । पक्षवर्द्धनिका नाम द्वादशी सा महाफला ॥ १०३ ॥
kuhūrāke yadā vṛddhe syātāṃ vipra yadā tadā | pakṣavarddhanikā nāma dvādaśī sā mahāphalā || 103 ||
হে বিপ্র! যখন কুহূ ও রাকা উভয়ই বৃদ্ধ অবস্থায় থাকে, তখন সেই দ্বাদশী ‘পক্ষবর্ধ্ধনিকা’ নামে খ্যাত হয় এবং মহাফল প্রদান করে।
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada as 'vipra' within the teaching dialogue)
Vrata: Pakṣavarddhanikā Dvādaśī
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It classifies a specific Dvādaśī by lunar conditions (Kuhū and Rākā waxing) and declares it “mahāphalā,” emphasizing that correct timing (tithi-śuddhi) greatly amplifies the merit of vrata and devotion.
By highlighting an especially fruitful Dvādaśī, it implicitly supports Vaiṣṇava practice where Dvādaśī observance (often linked to Viṣṇu worship following Ekādaśī discipline) becomes a structured, time-sanctified expression of bhakti.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic calendrics): it uses lunar phase/tithi markers (Kuhū, Rākā; waxing increase) to determine the correct classification and potency of a Dvādaśī observance.